NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race
The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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1953 - 9 Race Results
Race Name - 9Date - 5/9/1953Race Track - Columbia SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 100 milesPole Speed - 58.67 mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 53.707 mphLead Changes - Total Race Purse - $3,350Race Number - 9 | More Races from 1953 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 3 | Buck Baker | 87 | Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin) | 200 | 53 Oldsmob | 1 | $1,000 |
2 | 12 | Tim Flock | 91 | Ted Chester | 53 Hudson | $700 | ||
3 | 6 | Jimmie Lewallen | 41 | RG Shelton | 51 Hudson | $450 | ||
4 | 5 | Ray Duhigg | 44 | Julian Petty | 52 Plymout | $350 | ||
5 | 7 | Lee Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 53 Dodge | $200 | ||
6 | 2 | Gober Sosebee | 51 | Cherokee Garage (Gober Sosebee) | 53 Oldsmob | $150 | ||
7 | 13 | Bill Blair | 2 | Bill Blair | 53 Oldsmob | $125 | ||
8 | 1 | Herb Thomas | 92 | FABULOUS (Herb Thomas) | 53 Hudson | $100 | ||
9 | 11 | Bill Jennings | 0 | 51 Plymout | $75 | |||
10 | 9 | Ralph Dyer | 11 | Ralph Dyer | 53 Nash | $50 | ||
11 | 8 | Pop McGinnis | 13 | Irving Frye | 52 Hudson | $25 | ||
12 | 16 | Elton Hildreth | 167 | Hildreth Motors (Elton Hildreth) | 53 Nash | $25 | ||
13 | 15 | Slick Smith | 4 | Frank Christian | 51 Oldsmob | $25 | ||
14 | 14 | Fonty Flock | 14 | Frank Christian | 53 Hudson | $25 | ||
15 | 10 | Herschel Buchanan | 1 | Herschel Buchanan | 53 Nash | $25 | ||
16 | 4 | Dick Rathman | 120 | Walt Chapman | 53 Hudson | $25 |